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Susie
I can appreciate that the mom is upset and worried about risks to
herself and to her baby through her milk.
Regarding the risk of HIV, perhaps everyone needs to take a deep
breath, and make a rational risk assessment - how likely is it that
the acupuncturist treats HIV+ patients? Who were her patients that
day and are any of them diagnosed as HIV+ - I would imagine that any
HIV+ patient accepting acupuncture would have something of a
responsibility to alert the acupuncturist of this possibility??
Did the MD also advise that the mother herself needed PreP
(post-exposure prophylaxis against possible HIV infection)???? If
not, then I would guess that the MD is not really worried about
risk..... or is attaching more risk to the baby via mother's milk
than to the mother via a possibly contaminated needle ????
But if so, then perhaps the MD would consider antiretroviral
prophylaxis for mother and breastfed baby?
Third option, rather than pumping and freezing her own milk, and
feeding the baby formula, she could home heat-treat her milk, which
inactivates HIV.....pending more info about the real risk. Let me
know if I can send you an info sheet about how to do this.
Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:29 -0700
From: Susie McCulloch <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Urgent question! Breastfeeding mom was stuck by a (possibly)
used acupuncture needle
Hi Everyone,
Permission to post: I was just called by a very upset mom of a 8
month old who stepped on a acupuncture needle yesterday. The
acupuncturist is unsure whether the needle had been used, or whether
it dropped from a sterile pack. It did not go deep enough into her
foot to draw blood, but she felt a burning pain. She called her MD
yesterday, who said that it was her choice whether she should
continue to breastfeed or not. The mom has been pumping and freezing
her milk, and feeding baby formula. She is very worried about her
baby contracting a disease like Hepatitis or HIV. Does anyone have
any information about what to do in a situation like this?
Thanks so much!
Susie McCulloch, retired LLLL, IBCLC
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